In this article, I argue that there may be a dichotomy between the conception of a ‘separate aural training subject’ and the conception of a ‘complementary aural training subject’ in classical specialist higher music ...

Again and Again and Again is about new musical works that in various ways integrate historical music as important components. The texts were written during Eivind Buene’s fellowship in The Norwegian Artistic Research ...

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This thesis deals with music therapy in nursing homes and the importance of music therapy can have for seniors when it comes to counter feelings of loss and crisis. The problem for the thesis is: " What ...

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This thesis focuses on computer-based musical composition and its impact on both musical- and identity-related development among adolescents. By researching what characterizes digital composing in ...

The study examines different aspects of vocal ensemble practice, and explores the ways in which this practice differs from other classical vocal practices, like solo singing and choir singing. Vocal ensemble practice is ...

In recent years we have seen an increased emphasis on assessment as a central didactical tool at any level of schooling in the Nordic countries. New “assessment for learning” pedagogies in many forms seek to reform teaching ...

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In this article, a cover version of Dizzy Gillespie’s “A Night in Tunisia” is analyzed as a compound art expression and as an adaptation from one musical genre to another. The purpose of the analysis is to ...

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This article aims to mirror a time of radical change in Swedish jazz education through perspectives formulated in the jazz journal OrkesterJournalen. During the 1980s, jazz musicians are still typically viewed ...

Stensæth, Karette; Ruud, Even(Series from the Centre for Music and Health;8, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2014)

Digital music technology represents new challenges as well as new possibilities for the discipline and practice of music therapy. When such technology also incorporates interactivity, even further steps are taken in our ...

This research note presents an overview of Discourses of Academization and the music Profession in Higher Music Education (DAPHME). DAPHME is a three-year research project, commencing in January 2016 and ending in December ...

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In this article, the topic of arts-based research in music education is investigated by presenting different general concepts related to arts in research, and discussing them in relation to the author’s own ...

Norway has a rich tradition of instrumental music teaching in the form of skolekorps, or school bands. Norwegian school bands provide extracurricular instrumental music education and consequently often have external ...

The Ph.D. study "A technology of well-being" takes on a positive, resource-oriented approach to the research on use of MP3 players. The aim of the study is to interrogate whether and how the use of MP3 players can function ...

This text focuses on the mother-to-be’s drumming for her unborn child. Drumming is something most of the people have tried in one or another context, but to drum for ones unborn child is something few have experienced. The ...

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This thesis aims at understanding the roles and characteristics of aural awareness in ensemble rehearsals, within the contexts of higher music education and Western classical music. The overall idea of the subject ...

In this anthology, five Norwegian and two Finnish music educators explore various aspects of aural skills awareness and musical aural training in higher music education. The first three articles focus on aural perspectives ...

The use of MP3 players has expanded rapidly during the last decade.1 In 2010, nearly 70 percent of the young Norwegian population listened to MP3 players daily. While the MP3 player has always been small and easily fits ...